She's sexy, young, bright,
beautiful and free-spirited. She made her debut in 1999 with the
much acclaimed but overlooked release 'I
love you ... me '
which gave us the unforgettable single 'sexy
sumthin '.
She is Cherokee
and she returns to the soul spectrum with a new label in Arista
(was with
RCA) and a new album, her sophomore set called 'Soul
Parade '
The Brooklyn born, Philly
resident native has sharpened her pencils, penned all the songs and
has come up trumps with a delightful array of tracks that include collaborations
with the likes of Jill
Scott (on 'Where
') and Bilal
(on 'A Woman Knows
'). The songs differs to those offered on her debut set as she was
referring to the abusive relationship she had with her former
husband at that time and states that "I'm a lot happier
than I was before and this album was a lot of fun".
Working with such talented
producers as OutKast's
Andre 3000, (who also
duets on the lead off single 'Nectarine
') Jay Dee
of Slum Village,
and Keith Crouch
(Brandy),
the album has a distinctive flavour and feel to it, each track gives
you more enjoyment that the last.
The lead off single 'Nectarine
' has been
floating around for a bit and the new single 'I
swear ' a sexy
mid-tempo track laced with a tint of strings and horns has already
been sent to radio and has steadily been picking up momentum. The album
represents both personal triumph and rejoice for the young lady. She
has matured and blossomed into one of today's brightest stars and
rightfully so. The album is set to be released Mar. 19th so look out
for it. A TY-D
Pick
indeed.
Download and view 'I Swear' (courtesy of
arista.com)
TD.
Cherokee - Soul
Parade :
(Arista)
